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The Idaho Recorder.
STABLISHED 1886
SALMON, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1922
VOLUME 37, N O.
THIS YEAR OF
MANY ELECTIONS
L COUNTV AND STATE TICK
S TO BE SELECTED WITH
i HODS OF SELECTION NOW
OVIDED.
id i date* for the approaching pri
electicn have until the end of |
"to make their own nominations.!
mination must be made by the !
"date himself or herself, with a !
'cate from his or her party
îan as to the fact of party af- j
ion for a period of two years, or
ffidavits of at least five party
Hates with the candidate to the
effect.
ile it :s said that candidates will
e lacking they are rather back
in coming forward. L. E. Gion
republican candidate for the
senate, was the first to file on
ly, June 9. On the same day
jd Martin filed as a republican
ftlate for sheriff. It was said at
ime that George W. Oliver would
slso as republican for sheriff. W.
î'hite for assessor was the next
le and then came the filing of
Crandall for county surveyor,
republicans. Francis R. Hall
Secure the republican nomination
bounty attorney without a contest
is own party and also probably
but an opponent in the general
"on, the democrats having no can
Former Probate Judge F. P.
"acken is slated for the same of
gain as the republican nominee
► so is Court Cletk \V. W. Sim
for clerk.
Commissioners to Quit.
'ever again," was the answer giv
jy County Commissioner Briney,
tan, as to his candidacy for the
office again. Mr. and Mrs. Bri
eve re down from the ranch this
ing on a shopping mission. It
jid that Commissioner Snyder
: the same way as Briney and it
_Je en known too among the friends
jjgKjfMCommmioner Summers that he
had enough official trouble to
want to quit if he cany The adminis
tration of Briney, Summers and Sny
der has not aroused any sort of crit
as to their official integrity and
'commented upon that their party
not to a man insist upon their
"lination at this time.
A Democrats to Have Innings,
jith the probable exception of the
li e y as to the county attorney
the democrats will nominate a
ful f ticket, but mighty few of the can
didates have actually come forward.
The tentire paitv and a good manv
other voters besides aie insisting up
on the nomination of Fred I- Viel tor
comity commissioner. Viel has been
deprived of the olfice for nearly
the entire term for which the supreme
court ' has said he was elected two
years ago. The case is still pending
in »at court. It should be said that
in the present stiong public feeling
in fhvor of Viel in this matter there
iB n% personal re .-en t ment extended to
hÜ .opponent who was awarded this
vHfice in legal form and has been
rtroight in filling it. Commissioner
MpHHncrs has been urged by his own
Î3MÊÊÊ associates to become a republi
mdiiate for the state senate
1st Glennon.
democratic stalwarts, are said
arranging a strong ticket from
^|> to bottom. Thorough haunony
prevails in the ranks of the braves of
this band, while the same cannot be
said of their divided opponents.
£';|P*ed L. Viel, before departing on a
busine,- call to Dillon ami Deer
Lodge, filed his formal nomination
Jor tin olfice of county commissioner.
On the same day Francis R. Hall fil
the office of county attorney,
democrat; Hall Republican.
> nominations regarded as al
r determined upon by the appli
are those of \V. W. Simmonds,
incumbent clerk and recorder;
R. Gilbreath, dem., incumbent
tirer.
f became known on the street ye.—
y morning, after the Viel filing
I efforts would lie made to induce
Commissioner Peter McKin
Jo enter in the race against Viel,
orandum of Important Dates,
ts of legislators begin Decent
following election.
of state officials begin on
jrst Monday of January suceed
Ithe election. This date for the
1922 is January 1.
Tislative session.- convene on the
Monday after the first ilay of
*ry succeeding the election. The
the 1923 session will convene
iaary S. 1923.
Election Data.
following are the convention
ihe election data for the year
primary election will be held
first Tuesday of Augu-t; that
gu<t 1, 1922.
e county conventions will be held
\e third Tuesday of August; that
August 15, 1922.
je state central committee will or
on the fourth Tuesday of Aug
■that is, August 22. 1922.
state conventions will convene
fourth Tuesday of August;
is, August 22. 1922.
general election will be held
de Tuesday succeeding the first
jav of November; that is. Novem
a, 1922.
te board of canvassers meets
st 16, 1922, to canvass vote for
diet Jud ges, _
ts. \V. C. Smith was ho«te~s for a
circle meeting on Wednesday,
Lunney being the honor guest.
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EVER "PROSPECT?"
WHAT BETTER OUTING? !
The following glowing rhapsody of ;
the glory of the hills is from the pen
of a well known lady residing in Sal- 1
mon, who upon one occasion took to :
the life of a prospector.
Let F. E. M. tell the story herself: j
What a tale an old gold pan could |
tell, were its lips unmuted. Did you i
ever prospect ? If not, try it. Pros- !
pect for grains of gold in creek bed.
Prospect most bleakly bare and riven
peaks for mountain sheep and moun
tain groats—fit habitants of wildly
fitting places. Prospect the green
and sifting gold of lowlands, the
language of streams. Prospect a
country dripping honey, rich and
sweet in all nature's wonderful assets,
and see if in the dented old gold pan
you do not find lost happiness, right
living. N
To ride by day, to camp by night, to
listen to the mellow toned camp bell,
the satisfied sigh of tired hordes, to
breathe deeply the bruised earthy
odor as they crop the rich bunch grass
and sunflower stalks, to feed on led
.-pecks freshly caught and browned
by camp fires long after day has fad
ed into night, to drift to sleep wrap
ped in the freshness of al lout-doors,
the myriad voiced stream, the soft
clash of overhead hosts whispering
'"Welcome" in one's ears, evoking
nemories, invoking hopes; aye, pros
pecting is great.
Did you ever take an old gold pan
of creek bottom, sand and gravel,
hold it benetith the water and with
gentle oscillating movement wash it,
watching absorbedly the waste ami
muddy water disappear until only a
black line of sand remained, and then
carefully, so carefully, glean that
down until knowing yellow specks
wink back at you from the very be
neathness? Gold! _ .
Into the Thunder Mountain district
and the land beyond, on horse train
ed in the art of mountain travel, mak
ing no misstep, but moving lightly
with swinging gait over trail that
was, at times, mere outline against
sheer wall, or breasting with spirit
of surety a roaring current that
swept over horse and rider and un
fortunate pack alike, I rode, prospect
G. A. M. was not only an exceeding
ly companiable pal/ but an expert at
throwing a diamond hitch, building
camp fires and wrangling "houses."
He also stretched a tarp for shelter
and built understanding!/ a deep,
soft, sweet smelling bed of overlap
ping fir boughs. Neither believed in
burdensome equippment, therefore
our kitchen, a pair of alforjas, con
tained ample provision tied securely
in space saving individual canvas
bags—tea, coffee, salt, sugar, flour,
lice, bacon, beans—all~the essentials j
of good living in the open; tin cups ,
and plates, light and satisfactory,
compact pots and frying pan. with all [
the kitchen clan."
necessary odds of — --------- ------,
Jast how much can be stored awav in I
an alforjas is a marvel. One slung j
on each sie the heavy leather appar
ijo for even balance and on top the
bag of extra c'othing, the soft blan
ket roll, an i over all the tarp. Lastly,
an ax, a pick and shovel and gold pan,
are criss-crossed under the topmost
lashing of the famous diamond hitch.
Sounds simple. It is, and yet—
What better, cheaper vacation? To
loiter through one's best loved hills I
rrospectinsr. To rent an outfit mijfht, i
including "grub," cost thirty dollars i
for the week. With us it would l>e i
about ten. We own the outfit. We
were not moon hunting but honey
mooning. Some day we are going
over that same ground again. There
is always prospecting, there is waste,
and there is GOLD.
Long Time Subscriber.
In renewing his subscription a few
days ago F. Z. Decker, esteemed obi
timer at Leadore. now living at Pink
neyville. 111., writes at follows:
As I have a great many frien K
and acquaintances in the Lemhi val
ley I would fee) lost without your pa
lier.
I am employed here at the knitting
! mill where one of my sons is manager
I and superintendent. I meet with
1 quite a number of people here who
; have relatives in the Ivemhi valley.
i They are, for instance, the Gottorns, !
I Pyeatt.-. Reese.-, Dennys and -everal
others who inquire about their former
1 -chool mate..
PicknewiUe is situated in a great
: coal mining country At present it is
1 very dull and quiet since the miner
went out on -trike April 1. Some of
them find emplovment with the farm
ers at haying and in about two \v<
'wheat harvesting will l<eg:n, which
I will give labor for a great many, j
Wheat will yield fairly good.
Though well plea-èd with my situ
ation 1 often fee' as though 1 should i
iie among the -now mountain- of the
.('ear Lemhi and may sometime return
for a visit.
With reei.Hs ami best wi.-be- for
The Recorder and the fellow workers,
I 1 am vours truly.
F. Z. DECKER.
Planning Anniversary Picnic.
of •''armen creek nre
joint anniversary picnic
June 25, to celebrate the
niver-anry of the W. J
i. the hirt'ii! iV if Mr-.
Is and also that of Henrv
til thei
Résilié
planning i
n Sunde,
vredding
Matthew»:
Pert Dani
M>lander. £.11 the a; important <iat
coming along ah mi* that tine an
very nearly together. On occasion?
like the «- Carmen creek picnics il e
families of all the participants join
in for an outing of unalloyed de
light for everybody, with ' m an !
frieii chicktn aplenty.
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ANY POLITICS IN
BOOMER VISIT?
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MHO Ol GHT TO KNOW ROAD
NO IS ANSWER GIVEN BY THOSE
CONTRACT TO LOOK AFTER.
H. H. Boomer, G. G. Bagiev and E.
C. Lloyd, al! of Spokane, are in Sal
mon with a view of bidding on high
way work in connection with cutting '
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aroun t Cleghorn hill. It was given
out that the coming of Mr. Boomer
at the time when candidates for the
office of county commissioner are be
ing presented is only a happen-so
from the fact that H. A. Turner, an
engineer of the highway department,
is here also at the time of the con
tractor's visit. |
Mr. Turner, it is said, was here Ini
consultation with Engineer Beattie cf
federal bureau of roads. j
As to Mr. Boonjer having any spec
ial interest in the commissioner nom- j
imitions by either party at the pre--!:.ul
ent time, hi- friends say he made a
mistake at thç last election in sup
porting candidates, in the first in- j
stance in attempting to nominate a :
democratic candidate who failed to
win in the primaries and then in sup
porting the election of republican 1
can lidates who gave him the cold
stare only after being chosen. It Is ;
argued from these facts that the Spo-lcld
kane contractor will keep hands off
this time in Lemhi politics.
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Reception for Miss Lunney. !
A reception planned by the
man's club and Lemhi chapter of the'on
lied Cross was trven yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. George L. |
Shoup. Selecting a gift for Miss I. un
r.ey at once suggestive of the emlur-
.ng friendships sht has made amongst
the people of Lemhi county and chap- '
ter and club members presented her !
with a bar pin made of native <
nuggets and fashioned at the jewelry i
store of C. A. Norton.
Iris in a variety of' coirs and in
great profusion furnished the floral
decorations. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Ralah Quarles and Howard Hankey |
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gave a number of instrumental „ .
lections; Mnu N. O. Ward acrompan
ied bv Mrs. R. E. Wickham sang Out
PLANE NOISES PREFERABLE
TO SENATORIAL ORATORY
Washington, June
aiiplanes should be prohibited from
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I circling open air assemblages in the
j ^ aU( i n , al • s P^ ke . r -
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I tion a resolution proposing a fine
i l " e pilots of such planes. W hen
i Mississippi -enator objected, Sen
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Where the West Begins and other se
lections; G. W. Davis accompanied by
Miss Greene delighted the audience '
with several songs. Miss Laura Shoup i
as chairman of the Red Cross and
Mrs. Melvin, president of the Wo-!
man's club informally received the
guests.
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cause«! a clash in the senate late to
day between Senators Heflin, Demo
crat, Alabama, and Williams, Demo
crat, Mississippi, from which the oth
er senators appeared to draw consid
erable amusement.
Senator Heflin had asked, and Sen
ator Williams had refused, unanimous
consent for the immediate considera
ator Heflin asked if he understood
what the resolution was all about.
Senator Williams assured him, with
some emphasis, that he did, adding
that he un lerstood an a\-p!ane hail
disturbed the senator while he was
making a speech last Sunday.
The author of the resolution said
this was the case and also that an
airplane had disturbed President Har
ding when the executive wa deliver
ng hi« address on Memorial day, ae
on be
cepting the Lincoln memorials on be- i
Falf of the nation.
"As firn a- I can learn," said Sen- \
ator Willaims, "nothing is free except I
the air. For God's sake let us leave !
the air free, even if it inerrupt- the
president of the United States and
the enator from Alabama. The air
plane and the -enato r both make
u noi^e, but the airplane makes the
ntifle of the two."
Ho-Hum! Same Old Speed
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NEEK IN CHARGE OF IM- I
GOOD WORD COMES FROM ESGI
PKOYEMENT.
District Engineer H. A. Turner of t
the state highway department, has
1,1 Salmon this week consulting !
1/'a B ^ ttl ?, of . ,he !
Bureau of Public Loads, the two hav-nhe
i n g gone over the Salmon river road. \
Mr. Turner brought the cheering news 1
to this city that the plans for "he i
elimination of Cleghorn hill have l»»en i
approved by both the state and feil
eral authorities and bids are expect-1
ed to lie called for at once with the J
propability that actual work on the
improvement may be started in July, j
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Dancing Party for Jack Grady,
j Honoring Jack Gra !y iiefore his de
parture Tuesday 'norning Mr. and
j Mr . Many Kelly at the home of Mr.
Mrs. Dan K. Z.:ck, gave a dunc-
ing party for him on Mopday
evening, to which a score cf young
j folks were invited, a - follows: Misses
: Gladys- Campbell, Doris ami Alia
Mendenhall, Gladys Armstrong, Is.i-
belle and Jane Brown, Om! Kraus,
1 Florence Greene, Beatrice King, Mar-
garet Sandiland, Georgiene Terry,
; Ruth Dunlap, Carl Dahiin mtl Har-
Matthews, Hubert Yearian, Don-
j Id Greene, l.eon an! Stanley Smith,
Kenneth McBride, Billy Horn. Russell
j White, and Jack Grady. Mrs. Brown
! assisted the hostesses and Mrs. Men-
Wo-'denhall and Carl Dahiin made music
piano and. violin. Ice cream, cake
and fruit punch weie served.
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Law s Delav Breeds * ontemot.
The other dav one of the Alabama
P a P ers carried an account of the third
' ,eve , rKal nf » ™-o and there was also
! ' t'other trial in which the verdict of
< l ^ c J ur > was set aside. Four trials in
i Ihree years in a homicide case each
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| rln |hs into which the accused enter
under pilotage of criminal lawyers to
trial a conviction—and the accused
sriM lia- not been given punishment!,-.
Is it anv wonder, unde such con li- ,
tions, that theie is a very prevelunt
feeling that our laws are hut Inbv
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e "' er *'' finally at some unexpected
a,ul concealed entrance, an.l then to
..express their utter contempt-and de
fiance at our system?
Is it any great wonder that the
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i averige man thinks that if punish
rtlent is nat out *» "imi
r 'f ls so l mo sort of short method is
»out the only chance .' Is it any won
i' 61 ' that, with lawyer» for the defense
.striking tjwn the array almost every
man who appears to have a mind of
his own or some education or com
■Tiunity -tan ling, that the laws are
hadly administe'-ed, anil juries, select
1 ed fo> - their ignorance with their
emotions and prejudice''
In England a man who is arresied
on a homicide charge gets a trial in
side of two weeks. Not a mere pre
liminary trial, but he faces the gal
lows if it is murder, or the penitenti
ary if it is a les. er crime. The case
K tried in less than a week; the work
is expedited. There are two uppeals
open to him and both of these are us
ually cleared up insi le of three weeks,
and he is either hanged, or freed or
sent to begin his sentence inside of
another two week-.
The result is there are fewer homi
cides in all FIngland than there are in
the Birmingham district in a year's
t.me.
Britishers are noticeable for their
respect for the law. It is a vital, a
fixing and a sacred thing to them,
but the rea-on it is thus regarded is
because it lia-s compelled rc.-peet for
it. It has refused to shackle its
judges an I practically turn the court -
over to lawyers. It ha -et at doing
i ! 'Ubstantial justice, and it accom
plishes just that. Over there a man
\ knows th.it if he kills another man
I wil J P''P «t the end of a noose, and
! -'Uthout mighty good excuse hi- neck
pretty quick.
The Eye
borough, »
Salmon,
methods
-Birmingham New
penalise Dr. H. H. Scar
will be at the Shenon hold.
S;ituradj. June 21. His
give results for headache»,
dizriness and ej e defects.
MMPLE SERVICE IN
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Thirteen new members were admit
ted to the rolls of the Presbyterian
thurch on Sunday last, the occasion
being the regular celebration of Chil
dren's day and the admission of new
members largely made up of young
boys and girls who took part in the
day's exercises. The pastor, Rev
Chas. V Hawley, said the only test to
he applied in a Christian life was a
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conscience test. By this test admit
! ting the new enrollment he asked that
! U ' e worshippers present puss before
long row of novitiates and give
\ them the right hand of fellowship. In
1 this manifestation of church affilia
i lion th»*re was general hand-shaking
i and cordial greeting by everybody
present in the large congregation,
The children's exercises were arrnng
J ed by Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Scribner and
Mrs. Hawley and included chorusus
j and recitations. The new mendier*
admitted are Mrs. Mary Hilton, Mrs.
R. E. Wickham, Mrs. Lottie Scribner,
Clayton Scribner, John Crandall, G.
G. Lloyd, Glgdvs Campbell, Curtis
Ricketts, Jr., Frances Dempsey, Mrs.
C. A. Hawley, Clyde Hawley, Elbert
llawlev, Lillian Hawley.
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Classes in Home Economics.
Miss Jacobson of the university ex
tension work has spent the week in
Salmon with classe« in hat making
and pattern drafting. The session
have been held at the rooms of the
farm bureau.
In the art of making hats Miss Ju
lobson had as pupils Tuesday and
Wednesday: Mrs. Roy Conlee, Mrs. L.
E. Tillitson, Mrs. H. L. Summers,
Mrs. Will Warner, Mrs. K. M. Bird,
Mrs. Dwight A. Smith, Mrs. Fd. Fi.
F'.dwards, Mr. F'red Gray of Baker,
Miss l>ena Shoup, and Evelyn Mitch
ell.
In dressmaking Thursday and F'ri
day: Mrs. L. F2 .TiUotaon, Mrs. C, A.
Norton, Mrs. Fi. FI. Edwurds. Mias Jes
sie Sims, Mrs. Roy Conlee, Mrs. Ira
Gable, Mrs. H. L. Summers, Miss
Lena Shoup, Mrs. Ray Benjamin of
Sandy creek, Mrs. Will Warner, Mr*.
Soule, Mrs. Durand of Baker, Mrs.
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" >• Miss Currie .Soule, Mrs. I. R. Ap
■ fc" n L. M, ? ! * Kthel hn >" ler an<1 M,s *
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Bozeman, was in Salmon this week.
While here ne met an old-time friend
and buxines- associate in Harry L.
Summers.
It took ten months to pro luce Mol
ly O. It required two tnou.-and peo
ple to present it.
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GRAY REWEWS
ATUTODE OF U. P.
PRFkSIDENT OF SYSTEM ISSUES
STATEMENT REGARDING THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
OMAHA, Neb., June 10.—President
C. R. Gray of the Union Pacific <ys
tem said today that in view of the
widespread discussion of the recent
decision of the supreme court holding
illegal the control of the Central Pa
cific by the Southern Pacific, and the
frequent reference to the Union Pa
cific in this connection, it seemed
timely to make a -tatement of the in
terest of the Union Pacific in the situ
ation resulting from that decision. He
said;
"Both the Union Pacific and Cen
tral Pacific, constituting the first
transcontinental line, were con-truct
eii under Pacific railroud acti* of con
gress, passe 1 in the sixties, which
provided for a continuous line of raH
road from the Missouri river to the
Pacific ocean, und provided further
that they should be operated and used
for all purpose of communication,
travel and transportation as fur as
the public and government are con
cerned, as I no connected, continuous
line.
Shortest Line F'ormed.
"The Union Pacific line» wese con
structed weatwarUy from -he Mis
souri river at Omaha and Kansas
City, about 10O0 mile*, while the Cen
tral Pacific was constructed eustward
ly from San Francisco and Sacramen
to about H(H) miles, the two liiwi
meeting near Ogden, Utah. They are
j essential to each other and constitute
I the shortest and liest line across the
I continent between San F rancisco and
the east. But they have never been
I commonly ow nml, or under common
control, except during the period from
11901, when Mr. Harriman, for the
Union Pacific, bought control of the
Southern Pacific, to 1913, when the
supreme court decided that the con
trol by the Union Pacific of the South
ern Pacific was in violation of the an
titrust law, and required release.
Justification Sought.
"The Union Pacific in that case
«ought to ju-tify its cunt ml upon the
ground that it had to buy the South
ern Pacific in order to get control of
the Central Pacific, anil prevent ilis
! crimination agjinst it by the Southern
Pacific in favor of the latter-» south
erly line via New? Orleans and Gal
veston, but the »upreme court held
this defense insutTicleat, and pointed
out that under the Pucific railroad
acts, discrimination against the Union
Pacific, the owner of the line from
Ogden to the Missouri river, by the
westerly end of the line, from Ogden
to San F'ranci sco, woul I be violation
of the acts under which the entire
line was built, and observer! that 'the
obligation to keep faith wi#i the gov
ernment continued, as did Hie legisla
tive power of congress concerning
these roads, notwithstanding changed
forms of ownership anil organization.'
And the government proceeded by the
uit decided lust wee kto complete the
job of making the first transcontinen
tal line formed by those two links en
tirely free un I independent ami free
from rival control, which had only
been partialis acc- inpIDhed by the ile
' ci ion in the Union Pacific case.
Litigation \vuided.
"Although there was a cicjir recog
nition by the lupteme court of the
.-pecial interest of the/U'nioo Pacific
in the Central Pacific as the owner of
• ne-half of the line built under the
Pacific railroad act with the aid of
the government bonds and land
grants, *he Union Pacific, notwith
standing the policy of the Southern
Pacific to favor the southern route, as
rated by the supreme court decision,
ha- refrained thu- far from taking
any part in the litigation between the
government an l the Southern Pacific,
! but we have been apprehensive, that
in case the »upreme court should de
| ride in favor of the Southern Pacific
I it would to the temptation t« route
jeven more of this San Francisco and
j central California traffic in favor of
! its long haul and via the lunger rout«
i through FJ Paso against the short di
I rect route through OgiJen, which af
' ford* it a smaller division of the
! through rate
Vindication Sought,
i "This apprehension ha* lieea very
i greatly increased by the tentative
■ con-olidation plan promulgated by the
1 interstate commerce tomrai-'i' 1 »,
[which, while leaving the Central Pa
, ciftc vith the Southern Pacific, pro
vided for the merging of the Rock I*
I land with the Southern Pacific, thus
j giving the latter a 100 per cent haul
• er it- Nun line- via El Put, even
to t'if .in Idly wt'st as well as to the
Atlantic eaiioaid via New Orleans
land Galveston, which, quite naturally.
I it would la- inclined to favor, as far as
! it could control the traffic, a* ngain-t
! the short and direct haul through Og
! den. Such an arrangement the Union
Pacific obviously would be inter»' teil
i m opposing to the last resort, anil
i might he expected to take all meas
J ores necessary for the % indication of
jits right, under the Pacific railroad
I I acts.
"The interest and right of the Un
ion Pacific is to -ee that the westerly
I half of the federal railroal system
From the Missouri river to the Pacific
icean. of which the Union Pacific »s
the easterly half, shall perform its
! hare of the duties imposed by the
•Pacific railroad acts, which provide
! for the operation of said system as
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